Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-03-23
sUNDRY LEGISLATION

ing-Judge Pike Cross Questioned
The Anti Post Mortem Bill Given a
Hearing-No One Appears in Hts Fa-
vor and Several OPPOse-The Tax
Commission TO-mOrrow.
HARTFORD, March %, 1887.
Especial to the JOURNAL AND CoURIERl
The disagreeable weather which prevailed
the Capitol Hobbies and prevented many of
the legislators from attending the sessions.
But little business transacted. Neither
bodies convened until 1 p. m. and an ad-
| journment was soon taken. The committee
| hearings were poorly attended. Some of
| those bulletined were adjourned, there being
| no one in attendance to testify.
The much adjourned hearing on the bills
abolishing the shell fish commission was re-
sumed this morning before the fisheries COM
mittee. The Hon. Lynde Harrison called
Judge Pike, the chairman of the commission,
to ascertain just what work there is left to do
in the opinion of the commissioners. He
said that the work of running a line from
headland to headland along the shore had
been completed wish the exception of deter
mining the exact geedetic position of some
| points where the lines meet. The other work
remaining was to prove the survey of claims.
The work Of fixing the boundary between
Rhode Island and Connecticut was completed
with the exception of afixing the signatures
in Providence on Thursday night. William
O. Roberts, of South Norwalk, said that he
| had been appointed committee to come up
| and tell the committee that the sentiment
| there was in favor of abolishing the commits
| sion. Engineer Sanford, an employee of the
| commission, and the arguments will be heard
on Mynday afternoon of next week. There
were but few oystermen present at the hesr-
| Ing to-day.
The bill recently introduced in the Senate
| by Senator Graham regulating post mortem
| examinations came up before the committee
on judiciary this afternoon. No one ap-
peared in favor Senator Graham was not
| present. Attorney Morris F. Tyler, of New
Haven, said that he wanted to be heard in
opposition to the bill and told Chairman
Shumway that there were several New Ha-
ven physicians present who would show why
the bill should not pass. DR.. Carmalt, of
New Haven, was the first to testify. He de-
MED in toto the report that certain autopsies
at the hospital had been performed without
notice being given to friends of the deceased.
DIR. Thatcher, DR.. G. P. Lindsey and others
spoke against the bill.
An amendment strengthening the oleomar
garine law was given a hearing before the
agriculture committee. The bill empowers
the dairy ommissioners, to pay their agents or
clerks So day for actual time consumed,
the entire expenditure not to exceed 81 500.
The railroad committee hearing bulletined
for to-day it was expected would have been
a very interesting one if it was not for the
impropitious weather. Henry L. Goodwin
was to appear regarding the returns by tele
graph and telephone commissioners to the
railroad commissioners. Neither the chair
man or clerk showed up and no meeting was
held.
The military affairs committee this after
noon held an executive session on the resolu-
ton appropriating some money for memo
| rial to John Mason. 1t was decided to report
favorably on the matter. The finance COM
| mittee resumed the adjourned hearing on the
bill exempting bonds and other evidences of
Indebtedness from taxation. Senator Bates
and others were heard on the bill.
| The humane institutions gave hearing to
parties interested in petition for better pro-
| lection against fire for the Middletown Indus
| trial school. Treasurer Browning told the
committee of the dangerous condition of the
school and how badly the 200 inmates would
fare locked in their rooms in case af a confa-
grafton. The school also wants $4,000 to
build a new Office.
The act concerning the tax commission
"wednesday in tho House. 1t passed
| Thursday in that body, brought up again
Friday on a motion to reconsider, and was
| then made the special order for to morrow
| at II a. m. The action of the legislature
| will be watched with much interest. It is
/ thought that the best speeches of the session
l will be made on this matter.
T1oh Of he T0naTon1 pInaa
court is in the hands of the printers and will
be ready for Governor Lounsbury's sigma
ture tomorrow wednesday, 1t will un-
doubtedly receive his signature, as a New
Haven county Republican caucus was called
for tomorrow.
The Senate coneurred with the House in a
| number of measures after it met at 1 p. m,
and passed the act to prevent discrimina-
| ton by life insurance companies against per
sons of color. The bill was explained by
| Senator Coffin, who said that there is SINH
| lar loss in other States, and the committee
| thought Connecticut should have much law.
A communication was received from Govern
| or Lounsbury making these nominations of
the State board of charities. Senator James
Gallagher of New Haven, and General l..
w. Vessels, of Litch6eld, for four
Es1sv e. fr0P Burton July and Mrs 1SS Fsna and
| Smith, of Hartford, and Mrs. DIR. Francis
| Bacon, of New Haven, for two years from
July 1, 1887. Toe committee on Federal
relations Senator Gallagher chairman, re-
| ported in favor of the appropriation of $16,-
/ 900 for participation by the State officers, a
legislative committee and one regiment in
| the constitutional centennial at Philadelphia,
| September II.
In the house, which also met at p. m.
| the bill making termented cider when sold
on the premises in quantities less than
ave gallons Intoxicating liquor was
passed in concurrence. The bill providing
| for the participation of the National Guard
and the Governors Guard in the soldiers
monument dedication in New Haven and
| suspending the spring parade of 1887 was
passed. The resolution paying 81, 500 each
/ to the members of the commission on the re-
vision of the general statutes was also
passed. The bill providing that the seoreta-
ry and treasurer of the State board of agri-
| culture shall give a bond of 81 500 instead of
| So 900, and appropriating annually So, 500 to
| the board instead of $4,000, was likewise
passed.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Obliging and capable clerks as rule are
| somewhat of a scarcity, but the Senate this
/ session is fortunate in having SO efficient a
gentleman engineering their clerical duties
duties as Clerk Brainard, who is no novice
| and as affable as he is popular. Mr.. Brain
| ards corps of assistants have been we'll
| trained under his supervision. William K.
NAPLES has proved himself one OF the most
popular messengers that has attended the
| high Solons of the State for years. He is a
son of Colonel NAPLES and is rising young
man.
The adjourned hearing on petitions, ETC.,
for free bridges in Hartford county was re
sumed by the committee on roads and bridg-
es in the hall of the House to day. There
was much testimony taken. New Havenera
| are lucky-they are not troubled much by
| toll bridges, SO the Sloopvillites think.
"The bulletin is growing beautifully less, "
remarked senator this morning. Several
committees have finished their assignments.
| The labor bills will be the special order of
the day for March 81.
Senator Gailaghers numerous friends were
| congratulating him this afternoon on his re
| appointment for term of four years on the
| State board of charities. Senator Gallagher
has served continuously on this board since
his appointment by Governor Waller.
1t was given out to day that the railroad
committee had decided to report adversely
| on the petition of the Hartford and Harlem
! for an extension of its chartered existence,
| which expires next fall.
I Important committee assignments for to-
| morrow "wednesday are: Agriculture-Bills